20 years ago today unionist paramilitaries threatened to commit bombing attacks if the orange order couldn't march down the catholic area of portadown.
When the people protested the march they where attacked by the RUC and military which sparked nearly a week of rioting and IRA retaliation against the police and military, it was the last major IRA operation before the Good Friday Agreement.
The closest thing I can compare it to for Americans is it's like the KKK wanting to have a parade through a black neighbourhood and the police attacking anyone who protested it.
When the people protested the march they where attacked by the RUC and military which sparked nearly a week of rioting and IRA retaliation against the police and military, it was the last major IRA operation before the Good Friday Agreement.
The closest thing I can compare it to for Americans is it's like the KKK wanting to have a parade through a black neighbourhood and the police attacking anyone who protested it.
